Lori H. Rosenthal

     
Institution
Emerson College

Current Position
Assistant Professor

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from University of Massachusetts, 1999

Research Interests
Applied Social Psychology
Attitudes
Communication
Emotion
Health
Internet/Cyberpsychology
Personality
Persuasion/Social Influence

Courses Taught
Consumer Behavior
Good and Evil
Introduction to Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Personality Psychology
Psychology of Personal Growth and Adjustment
Research Methods
Social Psychology

 
Lori H. Rosenthal
Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
U.S.A.

Home Page
Phone: (617) 824-8271
Fax: (617) 824-8735



Lori H. Rosenthal
My research centers on persuasion as it relates to the communication of health information. Current projects involve an analysis of the role of interactivity in health-related Internet sites and a comparative content analysis of pro-anorexia and eating disorder treatment web sites. I am also studying the motivating properties of a fear arousing health appeal and the impact of health locus of control on message processing.

I received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Emerson College in 2005/2006 for my work on pro-anorexia web sites and have received an internal Faculty Advancement Grant for 2006 to analyze the content of discussion board interactions within the pro-anorexia community.

I received the SPN Action Teaching Award for my "Research in Community Action" assignment. This work was partly supported by a Seed Grant sponsored by the Office of Service Learning and Community Action at Emerson College.


Journal Articles:

  • Aizen, I., Brown, T. C., & Rosenthal, L. H. (1996). Information bias in contingent valuation: Effects of personal relevance, quality of information, and motivational orientation. Journal of Environmental and Economic Management, 30, 43-57.
  • Aizen, I., Rosenthal, L. H., & Brown, T. C. (2000). Effects of perceived fairness on willingness to pay. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 2439-2450.
  • Keller, S. N., Rosenthal, L. H., & Rosenthal, P. S. (under review). A comparison of pro-anorexia nad treatment web sites: A look at the Health Belief Model. Journal of Health Psychology.
  • Rosenthal, L. H., Keller, S. N., & Rosenthal, P. S. (under review; revision & resubmission). Interactivity and social support: An analysis of persuasive communication features on pro-anorexia and anorexia treatment websites. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Other Publications:

  • Staub, E., & Rosenthal, L. H. (1995). Mob violence: Cultural-societal sources, instigators, group processes, and participants. In L. Eron, J. Gentry, & P. Schlegel (Eds.), Reason to Hope: A Psychosocial Perspective on Violence and Youth (pp. 281-314). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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